Lifehacker series 1) Remove empty albums( with zero photos) from Picasa 1) Upload your photos to Picassa(Google +)

remove_empty_albums.py

#-- Algorithm---
# recurse thru all albums
# delete albums that have 0 photos
#-----------------

import os
import sys
import gdata.photos.service
import gdata.media

USERNAME = '' #TODO:Fill the username
gclient = gdata.photos.service.PhotosService()
gclient.email = '' #TODO:google email
gclient.password = '' #TODO:google password
gclient.source = 'lifehacker-delete empty albums'
gclient.ProgrammaticLogin()

albums = gclient.GetUserFeed(user=USERNAME)
for album in albums.entry:
    if int(album.numphotos.text) == 0:
        print '{0} deleted'.format(album.title.text)
        gclient.Delete(album)

upload_photos_picasa.py

#-- Algorithm---
# recurse thru all subfolders inside the pictures folder
# create a album in google drive.
# name the album as the name of the folder
# go thru all files in the folder and add that to the album
#-----------------

import os
import sys
import gdata.photos.service
import gdata.media
import mimetypes

USERNAME = '' #TODO:Fill the username
BLACKLIST = []#TODO: List subdirectories that you don't want to upload
gclient = gdata.photos.service.PhotosService()
gclient.email = '' #TODO:google email
gclient.password = '' #TODO:google password
gclient.source = 'lifehacker-upload photos'
gclient.ProgrammaticLogin()

BASE_ALBUM_LOCATION = '' #TODO:Root of your pictures folder

albums = gclient.GetUserFeed(user=USERNAME)
BLACKLIST.extend([album.title.text.strip() for album in albums.entry]) # Prevents albums of the same name from being added.

for root,_,filenames in os.walk(BASE_ALBUM_LOCATION):
    if filenames:
        album_name = os.path.basename(root).strip()
        print 'working on album:{0}'.format(album_name)
        if album_name not in BLACKLIST:
            try:
                galbum = gclient.InsertAlbum(title=album_name,summary=album_name,access='private') #Creates a private album. Change to 'public' if needed.
                galbum_url = '/data/feed/api/user/{0}/albumid/{1}'.format(USERNAME, galbum.gphoto_id.text)
                for fname in filenames:
                    filepath = os.path.join(root,fname)
                    mime_type,_ = mimetypes.guess_type(filepath)
                    if mime_type:
                        print 'working on photo:{0}'.format(fname)
                        try:
                            gclient.InsertPhotoSimple(galbum_url,fname,fname,filepath,content_type=mime_type)
                            print 'completed photo:{0}'.format(fname)
                        except gdata.photos.service.GooglePhotosException as pexception:
                            print 'Error uploading photo:{0} reason:{1}'.format(filepath,pexception.message)
                    else:
                        print 'could not determine mimetype for {0}'.format(filepath)
                print 'completed album:{0}'.format(album_name)
            except gdata.photos.service.GooglePhotosException as pexception:
                print 'Error during album upload {0} reason:{1}'.format(album_name,pexception.message)
            except:
                print 'unknown error during upload of album:{0}'.format(album_name)
        else:
            print 'skipping {0}  as already found'.format(album_name)

print 'upload completed.'